Red-breasted nuthatch

[Bob Kothenbeutel]

Taken earlier this morning in my back yard. It is amazing how tame these little birds get.
I seldom use extenders and I think I might have lost some quality on this shot because of the extender.

Canon 5D2
500mm f4L IS, 1.4X
ISO 800, f8, 1/400 sec

[Bill Holsten]

Hi Bob,

Lovely colors in the BG. Nice pose, DOF and detail in the feathers.

[arash_hazeghi]

looks nice, I'd back off with sharpening there are some halo artifacts. nice pose and BG.

[Nicki Gwynn Jones]

Hi Bob,
Agree with Arash about backing off on the sharpening but I am really enjoying this image. Sweet pose and the food item really takes this over the top for me :) I'm always amazed at how acrobatic these little birds are!!

[Katie Rupp]

That's quite a pose, lovely green bg, nice texture with the bark and of course the little seed is great. All in all, well done---maybe a bit less sharpening.